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C92300 Bronze vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

C92300 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C92300 bronze and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 85 to 89
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.9 to 99.199
Lead (Pb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0